How to Kill with Kindness

'Captivating, unsettling and filled with gasp-inducing shocks… plunges you into a fascinating and disturbing community’ Sunday Times bestseller, B P Walter

The brand new psychological thriller for fans of T.M. Logan, Gillian McAllister and Lisa Jewell.

‘A sinister and unsettling psychological thriller with echoes of Ira Levin at his best. I loved it.’ Michael Wood, bestselling author of the Matilda Darke series

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The village of Nether Appleford calls itself ‘England’s Kindest Village’. Overseen by the Kindness Committee, this close-knit community strives to live their lives with kindness at the heart of everything they do.

For Tessa and Andy, this sounds like the perfect escape. An opportunity to settle down and move on from a past that haunts them.

But what if the kindest thing you could do meant hurting someone? Then what would you do?

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'Eerie from the outset, this surprising story grows darker and chillier with each page. A Stepford vibe elevates a thriller that entertains while posing fascinating questions about our humanity.' Jo Furniss, author of Dead Mile

Readers have been chilled by How to Kill With Kindness:

'I loved every paragraph, every sentence and every word of this masterpiece!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'If you love a good smart book with subplots that look like there’s no way they’ll all be put together then you definitely need to read this book it is so good!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐

'If you like Lisa Jewell you’ll like this’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'I found it intriguing right from the very first chapter and it kept me on my toes and guessing throughout’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘A really interesting read… made me think about the morality of being good and how people justify their actions in relation to being good’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Highly original and a unique masterpiece’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Exciting with twists galore’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Takes killing you with kindness to a new and almost claustrophobic level… Solid mystery with a cult-like feel’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐

About the author

S R Masters grew up around Birmingham in the UK. After having his brain scrambled by a philosophy degree, he moved to Oxfordshire where he lives with his wife and children.

His short fiction and novels have been published internationally. Labelled as “a writer to watch” by Publishers Weekly, his books include The Killer You Know, The Trial, How To Kill With Kindness, and The Drop.